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What an absolute great read”¦ till page 10 that is. Is there a possibility to restore the pictures that are missing? Or does someone have the whole write up including pictures as a PDF or Word file? It is such a shame that for some reason we can no longer see what xworks is on about. His work needs ...

Just get the 15 inch BBS with 205/55-15 on them.

John

What a great video, thanks for sharing this with others.
Very inspiring. Thanks!

John

I run. Weight 970kg m20b25 Bc coilovers 10kg front springs / 12kg rear springs (20%stiffer cartridges CAtuned spec) 24mm front arb / rear arb delete M3 offset lollypops Polybushed Rear adjustable beam Federal rsr tyres Front 0 toe camber -1.5 Caster 1.2° Rear 1.5 toe camber 1.7 The extra camber on ...

The owner of this black M3 replica (friend of mine) is now looking for a new owner for the car.

John

I wil be going with my 12 year old son, not in an E30 though...

John

I hear what you are saying, I think I already have an epic E30 with the S54 engine in it. For my other E30 I am planning to get the S65 engine or (just maybe) the S85. But... I feel there are other nice cars to own as well and the Escort Mk1 (and Mk2) are to rallying what the E30 M3 is to touring ca...

Projects just are not worth the bother - rusty shells and tired old bits are so much money now that it's cheaper to just buy a good one. You might be right there. Some people with old, tired cars seem to think they are sitting on gold. I need to find a reasonable owner or maybe even someone he just...

Is there also a site where you can check if your car is a Cecotto or not?

John

Hi Jon, Thanks for posting. This particular car sounds like a car modified in a direction I don't want to go with the transmission tunnel cut et cetera. It sounds a bit like a Thundersaloon which might be difficult to get back to original. But I am sure he will find a buyer who is looking for a car ...

Apparently, the bodywork was done in Germany by a professional workshop, using fibreglass panels. The guy who owns it now was going to convert his 316i using fibreglass as well, so for him that is okay. He wants to have a rather light "M3" racer. Besides it would be very expensive to use metal parts...

Of course there are many cars I would like to have or drive, but there is one little car that really keeps popping up in my head, the Ford Escort Mk1 (2-door). Now I know prices have risen quite a lot lately, but I am not looking for a 50K car. There must be plenty around in the UK, also for a lot l...

Didn't know where to post this, but just wanted to show you the M3 replica I picked up for a friend. He wanted to get a M3 again, but the prices have sky rocketed. The car is supposed to become a track/road car with S54 engine. http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s213/m3procar/cars/WP_20160217_008.jp...

Final result: http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s213/m3procar/BMW%20332i/WP_20151204_001_1.jpg~original http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s213/m3procar/BMW%20332i/WP_20151204_002_1.jpg~original Yes that is a little shiny plate on the bulkhead acting as a mirror. Helps checking the engine on that s...

With all this fettling the project was now months overdue and my patient was thoroughly tested. I had hoped to drive the car during the autumn enjoying the slippery roads with this high revving engine, but winter was now nearly there. And as soon as the authorities start to use salt to fight the sli...

An other issue we encountered was with the exhaust manifold that just didn't clear the front suspension arms by maybe 1 - 1.5 centimeters (say up to 0.6 inches). http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s213/m3procar/BMW%20332i/WP_20151021_001.jpg Michael suggested he slightly altered the shape of the exh...

Back in the workshop work could finally be started to get the engine in. At least that is what I thought... http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s213/m3procar/BMW%20332i/IMG-20151116-WA0005.jpg Years ago when we stripped the car to turn it into a track car I took of everything I didn't find necessary,...

Hi all, Back for some more. Hopefully, I manage to complete the story on the forum this weekend including small video. So the painter got to do his magic. Apart from the small repairs we asked him to respray the boot as well, as this looked a bit shabby with all the wheels and tools that had been in...

Wow, looks really nice!

Enjoy.

John

Added some more words and pictures to my build topic overhere...

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... 95#2889095

John

With the car on ramps we closely examined the underside of the car and noticed both jacking points where badly corroded and needed replacing. http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s213/m3procar/BMW%20332i/IMG-20151103-WA0010.jpg http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s213/m3procar/BMW%20332i/IMG-20151103-W...

With the E30 now in the workshop test fitting could finally be started. Where I had the idea we would just fit the engine at once, Michael (workshop owner) was committed to do the best job he could possibly do. As the S54 has a rather large airbox it was fitted without one first. Getting the engine ...

Haha, thought so, was going to say 4.45.

Will see what will go with my S54, friend is saying 4.27 or 4.45, I am saying 4.10 or 4.27.

What is your top speed, around 110-120 mph?

John

Nice car and good to see you are enjoying it to the full.
What diff ratio do you have on the car, I suppose rather short?

John

I wasn't sure where to post a topic on my E30 road/track car and decided to post it in Motorsport/Track day. However, it seems most members are more into road/original E30s and don't get to read on my car. Nevertheless, I like to learn from all your comments and further improve the car, so hopefully...

With the car back home and my decision to put a S54 engine in, I thought it might be a good idea for others and many a forum discussion to get some acceleration figures from the old set up. How quick is the E30 with a alu 2.8 litre engine and 3.73 diff and how does it compare to a S54? Will it be wo...

Difficult to say from behind a laptop. But the 2.8 has a different character producing it's torque from low down, where as the S50 needs to be revved to unleash it's potential. That might be what you are experincing, unless the S50 you have is not very healthy.

John

As soon as I had the E30 back I started thinking about which engine to put into the car. For sure I didn't want to put the S50B30 in. This engine sounds really great and with the right exhaust you can make it sound really old school, but it is not the thoughest of engines and they do break. On top o...

So now that I sold the E30 I no longer had to worry about the car, if someone looked after it or thrashed it to bits. Besides that I had my Radical SR3 to play with (and GTD40 I wanted to convert for track days). While coaching the new owner the car grew on him, not as an E30 (he is not into older c...

In future I will always be going for the cheap and available E46 purple tag rack. Was this purple tag rack only fitted to the E46 Clubsport? There wouldn't be that many around then, are there? Is this specifically for the UK market or where they supplied on the Mainland as well? I would like to get...

Okay, so how does this work? You let a friend bid the highest price as if the car has been sold. Therefore you have to pay a commission to Ebay. The car hasn't sold in reality, so some time later you relist it hoping to sell it for a similar or higher price? Reminds me of the late eighties / early n...

Not as good as the Goodwood Revival from a racing perspective, but really friendly atmosphere and lots to see and enjoy. http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s213/m3procar/Img_4209.jpg http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s213/m3procar/Img_4745.jpg http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s213/m3procar/Img_50...

Thanks for that Russell.
Hope to find the time to write the rest as well as it now has the S54 engine from the E46 M3. That is if it is of any interest to others.

John

No, no, I am running the 6-speed box. At the moment it will do 280 km/h which is 174 mph. Am considering to go a lot shorter to 4.10 or maybe even 4.27. However, I will have to run the car at Spa for that and hope to get at least 230 km/h just before Les Combes/Malmedy in 5th at the long run up the ...

Anyone going to the Classic Le Mans this summer?

John

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